Ethiopia’s 11th Regional State goes official.

Azza Mahmoud, aka Anne Aly, becomes Australia’s first Muslim woman sworn in as the Minister of Youth. Dr. Aly was also the first Muslim woman to be a member of Australia’s parliament in 2016. The Australian Government elected Dr. Aly for her experience fighting...

70% of Somalia’s population lives on less than $1.90 a day, making it one of the poorest countries in the world. This is mainly because the country has been in a civil war for decades. There are 15 million people in Somalia, but only around six commercial banks, a few...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announces plans to launch the African Super League on August 10, 2023, in Tanzania. The CAF is the African football governing body founded in 1957 by Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan, and South Africa. CAF is one of the six FIFA...

Sylvia Mulinge gets elected as the new CEO of MTN Uganda, effective October 1, 2022. Sylvia was chosen due to her 20 years of experience in strategic thinking, brand building, new business development, commercial execution, people growth & development in the...

The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria becomes the 52nd member state of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). This leaves Afreximbank with three more states to achieve its mission of full continental coverage. Afreximbank recognized Algeria’s membership...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) launches the first environmental, social, and governance (ESG) African Frontier-Currency Bond issued by a multilateral development institution. The $5.07 million (19-billion Ugandan shilling (UGX)) 2-year theme bond, due June 2024,...

Schneider Electric Global is a worldwide expert in energy management and automation’s digital transformation in over 100 countries. It collaborates with institutions worldwide through its initiative to improve the skills of trainers and instructors in different...

The Ghana Post won the World's Best EMS Customer Care from the Universal Postal Union in Switzerland for the second time. The award recognizes the best Call Centers of Express Mail Service (EMS) Best Cooperative Members. The EMS Cooperative Board picks winners based...

Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, aka Tems, wins the Best International Act at the BET Awards 2022. Tems is a 27-year-old singer, songwriter, and record producer who received multiple nominations and won awards like Soul Train Music Awards, NAACP Image Awards, Net...

Sage is a global market leader for technology, providing customers with the best cloud technology and support. It helps small and medium businesses (SMBs) run operations smoothly with its software that makes decision-making quicker and more accurate. It offers its...

VivaTech is Europe's largest startup & tech event, widely regarded as a powerful catalyst for business transformation, startup growth, and social innovation. Its AfricaTech Awards is a pan-African initiative recognizing and supporting the most innovative startups...

Kenya's first Green Bond by Acorn Holdings Limited wins the Most Innovative Bond at the EMEA Finance 2021 Awards. EMEA Finance specializes in reporting financial & banking developments and offers corporate investments analysis, retail banking services, &...

Copia Global is a platform that provides mobile commerce to middle and low-income African. It is one of the fastest-growing retail enterprises in Kenya and Uganda. Copia aims to enhance its platform and expand from e-commerce services to digital and financial...

Senegal plans to build Africa’s first full-service vaccine manufacturing plant, Madiba, with $80 million funded by the Institut Pasteur de Dakar and the European Investment Bank. Madiba, short for Manufacturing in Africa for Disease Immunization and Building Autonomy,...

Mastercard and Ecobank collaborate to digitize Africa's agricultural value chains using Mastercard's Farm Pass platform. Farm Pass is an award-winning digital platform that connects smallholder farmers to financial and agricultural ecosystems. It boosts the collective...

Ethiopian Airlines wins the 2022 APEX Regional Passenger Choice Awards for Best Entertainment and Best Cabin Service in Africa. Passengers from over one million flights rated the 2022 winners using a five-star scale across over 600 airlines. The award identifies...

Sotheby's International Realty is one of the world's longest-standing tastemakers with an exceptional luxury real estate company founded in 1976. The company offers property listings globally, including houses, condos, townhomes, villas, and more. It has over 1,000...

The King Baudouin African Development Prize honors remarkable & innovative Africans dedicated to the continent's development. The award is given every other year with a €200,000 prize to present winners with opportunities to increase visibility, promote their...

Awoke Ogbo is a Rwandan undergraduate from the Global Challenges at Africa Leadership University based in Rwanda. He created Operation 414, a social enterprise idea that makes eco-friendly & affordable roads & pathways for Rwanda. Awoke found a way to turn...

Mputhia Advocates, a Kenyan law firm, has become a member of the International Lawyers Network. The ILN is a network of high-quality, full-service law firms providing legal services for clients with international needs. It is one of the world’s leading networks of...

African Leadership Magazine announces winners of the African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA) 2022. The ABLA recognizes exceptional corporate practices and achievers in Africa’s business and private sectors to present them to the world. ABLA aims to acknowledge and...

Standard Bank launches the Africa Trade Barometer, the first-ever Biannual African Trade Index. The Barometer, published twice a year, is present in 20 African markets but will initially focus on ten countries: Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South...

The Wayfinder Award, previously called the Emerging Explorer Award, acknowledges explorers dedicated to protecting the world through technology, research, photography, and compelling storytelling. The award recognizes people leading a new age of exploration through...

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Group is the United Arab Emirate's third-largest bank providing various financial products and services. Temenos Payments is a platform providing a diverse payment execution and distribution. Its platform is easy to use and processes payments...

The Africa Pay & ID Expo (APIDE) is the B2B platform that merges debates and networking for all card, payment, identification, and mobile professionals in North, West, and Central Africa. The 15th edition of the APIDE award selects Morocco’s General Directorate of...

The African Banker Award 2022 names Professor Benedict Oramah, President of Afreximbank, African Banker of the Year! Professor Benedict is the President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), a pan-African multilateral trade finance institution that finances...

Africa has a rich heritage with many stories told by 1.2 billion Africans in 54 countries who speak over 2,000 languages. Netflix is dedicated to publicizing African talent through content creation and capacity-building initiatives. Through the "From Cape to Cairo"...